Call her what you will, but it's undeniable that Alice Waters is a pioneer in sustainable cooking practices. I personally had never even heard of eating locally or organic until I had a conversation about Waters's famed northern California restaurant Chez Panisse, which opened in 1971. Today restaurants and grocery stores are filled with the words "local," "organic," and "sustainable," as well as Read more

José Andrés is now the dean of Spanish studies at ICC — Eater Food-inspired street art from around the world — HuffPost Food The prices of chicken thighs are shooting up — The Daily Meal 7 must-try ramen spots in LA — Zagat Quick, authentic Mexican recipes — Real Simple Make a Spring pea and ricotta torte for dinner — Food52 Test your cocktail knowledge! — Delish Read more

Painting and drawing are great artistic outlets, but creativity means more than simply diving into a box of crayons. To encourage your kids' creativity in other areas, it's best to step outside the box and introduce them to fresh, new activities and environments. Whether it's a quick cooking date or a day spent out on the town, we've come up with four simple tips to help your little ones Read more

Zen and the art of pantry organization — Food52 Three of El Bulli's chefs de cuisine are opening a restaurant, Compartir — Eater How to really taste chocolate — Yahoo! Shine Have the Wall Street bankers forgiven Mario Batali? — Grub Street NY Start with a bagel, then add these toppings — Real Simple Twinkie production's in danger once again — The Daily Meal Must make: eggplant Read more

Get gorgeous from the inside out with these beauty-boosting foods — The Fashion Spot Mutiny: Hillary Clinton's staff rebels against her scrunchie phase — The Cut Here's how to give your makeup a Spring cleaning — Styleite All the dirt on dry shampoo — Stylelist Watch how this stylist created Emmy Rossum's crown of braids — InStyle DIY: learn to do this cactus nail art — Refinery Read more

These days everybody is preaching some kind of philosophy when it comes to eating. Eat locally, eat only organic food, eat seasonally — it can get kind of confusing. The light bulb went on for me, with regard to seasonal eating, the first time I realized just how much more flavorful a tomato is during Summer than any other time of year. The difference was so staggering that I started to Read more

Just call her supermama. As if having a baby and launching The Honest Company weren't enough to do in one year, Jessica Alba recently announced plans to write her first book, too. The actress and mother of two — Honor, 3, and Haven, 7 months — hopes to share some of the tips and tricks she's learned about motherhood, as well as her methods for creating an eco-friendly and toxin-free Read more

Tara O'Brady runs the beautiful and well-respected blog Seven Spoons. Her work has been nominated for countless awards, and I, for one, am endlessly inspired each time I visit her blog. Tara doesn't have formal training, although she comes from a fine arts background, but her love of the art came from experimenting and telling stories on her own website. Her food photos are straightforward, Read more

My sister is getting married in August, so I've been spending a lot of time visiting wedding blogs and poking around BHLDN's website. One item that recently caught my eye was this lovely Barn Swallow Pedestal. Featuring a flock of fork-tailed fliers darting about on a hand-painted platter, it seems like a perfect match for her vintage-inspired, country wedding. But at $60 - $100 per cake stand, I Read more

You don't have to spend hundreds of dollars to create an amazing holiday look at your house this year. Sabrina Soto, Target Style Expert for Home and HGTV Designer on The High/Low Project shows us just how easy it is to use everyday objects and materials to create a unique and beautiful holiday decorating scheme. Keep reading for her ideas! Candy If it’s colorful, festive and/or sugar Read more